Chasidut על בראשית 15:14
Kedushat Levi
Genesis 15,14., “and also the nation whom they will serve I shall judge;” many commentators were stymied by the connective letter ו at the beginning of the word וגם. What does this letter connect to? [Compare Or Hachayim my translation pages 141-143. Ed.]
It seems to me that Avram viewed the fate of his ancestors during this period as being subjected to 400 years of the rule of the attribute of Justice, as is evident from his reaction to this prediction with a dark sense of foreboding. (see 15,12) G’d assures him that He would not single out Avram’s descendants for the rule of the attribute of Justice, but that the nation that enslaved his descendants would experience retribution also, and in the end the Jewish people would recognize this period with its deprivations as having ultimately been of benefit for them.
It seems to me that Avram viewed the fate of his ancestors during this period as being subjected to 400 years of the rule of the attribute of Justice, as is evident from his reaction to this prediction with a dark sense of foreboding. (see 15,12) G’d assures him that He would not single out Avram’s descendants for the rule of the attribute of Justice, but that the nation that enslaved his descendants would experience retribution also, and in the end the Jewish people would recognize this period with its deprivations as having ultimately been of benefit for them.
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